Berry Cemetery · Photo: Brian Sims · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ash Grove, MO: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ash Grove comes from Ozark Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Cox Medical Centers is the closest ER, 17.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ash Grove, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Ash Grove.
Power comes from Ozark Electric Coop
Ozark Electric Coop (Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ash Grove. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 a month (its average across Missouri).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ash Grove PWS
Ash Grove PWS supplies Ash Grove: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,472 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MO5010032.
5 home internet providers serve Ash Grove
100% of 668 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 11% | 10/1 |
| Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 96% | 400/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
WCA picks up trash in Ash Grove
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ash Grove, from the town’s own site.
City of Ash Grove Recycling Center
704 Industrial Drive, Ash Grove, MO 65604
- Mon9 am–4 pm
- Tue9 am–4 pm
- Wed9 am–4 pm
- Thu9 am–4 pm
- Fri9 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–noon
From ashgrovemo.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated © 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ash Grove is in Ash Grove R-IV School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ash Grove is in ZIP code 65604
ZIP codes where Ash Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ash Grove | ZIP’s residents in Ash Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65604 | Ash Grove, MO | 100% | 40% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Ash Grove
Who supplies Ash Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ash Grove PWS (EPA ID MO5010032). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ash Grove?
Ozark Electric Coop (Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ash Grove?
Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Total HighSpeed Internet Solutions, Wisper, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ash Grove?
65604. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ash Grove in?
Ash Grove R-IV School District.
How do I register to vote in Ash Grove?
In Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before). Elections here are run by the Greene. Check your registration at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Ash Grove’s own website (ashgrovemo.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.